Albumin-to-alkaline phosphatase ratio serves as a prognostic indicator in unresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a propensity score matching analysis.

Ke ZhangShu DongYan-Hua JingHui-Feng GaoLian-Yu ChenYong-Qiang HuaHao ChenZhen Chen

Published in: BMC cancer (2020)

Pretreatment AAPR servers as an independent prognostic indicator for patients with unresectable PDAC. Inclusion of AAPR improved the prediction performance of conventional prognostic model, potentially helping clinicians to identify patients at high risk and guide individualized treatment.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
palliative care
prognostic factors
liver metastases
radiation therapy
replacement therapy
smoking cessation